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11/30/2012

• Shania Twain Prepares for Las Vegas Opening Weekend
• Toby Keith Tends Bar for "Hope on the Rocks" Video
• Carrie Underwood to Star in The Sound of Music on NBC
• OFFSTAGE: Jake Owen Talks About Delivering Baby Daughter
• Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Vince Gill Confirmed for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
• OFFSTAGE: Trace Adkins Responds to Criticism of Confederate Flag Earpiece
• Around the Web: Wynonna and Husband Give Thanks After Tragedy
• OFFSTAGE: Nashville Drama Builds -- Quote by Quote

11/29/2012

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: My Favorite Things From 2012
• Taylor Swift, Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney Make Forbes List of Highest-Paid Musicians
• Jake Owen Will Headline Orange Bowl's Halftime Show
• OFFSTAGE: Dreaming of a Lady Antebellum Christmas
• Three Country Artists Join Grammy Nominations Concert
• Around the Web: Shania Twain Returns to the Stage
• OFFSTAGE: Wishful Shopping at Miranda Lambert's Pink Pistol

11/28/2012

• Charlie Daniels Rejoices at Christmas Season
• New Faces Show Lineup Announced for Country Radio Seminar
• Kris Kristofferson's Feeling Mortal Set for January Release
• Bart Crow Keeps Working With "Little Bit of Luck"
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Brags About Her Jam
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw's Video Shoot Reveals His Love of '80s Country

11/27/2012

• Scotty McCreery Welcomes Christmas With New Music
• OFFSTAGE:  Carrie Underwood Calls "Cadillacs" Video "Juicy"
• CMT Artists of the Year Special Secures All-Star Lineup
• CMT Edge Sampler Available as Free Download at Amazon.com
• Zac Brown Band, More Confirm Louisiana Festival
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton's Mom Is Christmas Co-Writer
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Names Her Mom as Most Influential

11/26/2012

• 12 Country Christmas Albums for 2012
• Pistol Annies' Ashley Monroe to Release First Solo Album
• Trace Adkins Travels to Japan for USO Tour
• Around the Web: Watch Carrie Underwood's "Two Black Cadillacs" Teaser
• The Mavericks' In Time Arriving in January
• Songwriter Frank Dycus Dies at Age 72
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban Says Idol Judges "Hear Very Different Things"
• CMT Blog: 2012 CMT Artists of the Year Special Is a Must-See
• OFFSTAGE: Kid Rock on Orthodontists and Street Cred
• HOT DISH: Jason Aldean Slows Briefly, Prepares for Bigger Things in 2013

11/24/2012

• The Race Still Belongs to the Swift

11/23/2012

• Lady Antebellum Toast the Season With Holiday Album
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood: Everybody's Not Sleeping With Everybody

11/22/2012

• Jake Owen's Daughter Born on Thanksgiving Day
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Put Johnny Cash and the Beatles Under Your Tree
• OFFSTAGE: Scotty McCreery's Thankful He's Like Hannah Montana

11/21/2012

• Little Big Town Hope to End Child Hunger
• CMT Crossroads: The Avett Brothersand Randy Travis Debuts Friday
• Craig Morgan Leads Christmas Events at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
• Buck Owens' Single Added to Grammy Hall of Fame
• OFFSTAGE: Will Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley Gain Five Pounds This Week?
• OFFSTAGE: Dierks Bentley: The Blessing of Holding Hands

11/20/2012

• Johnny Cash Leads 10 Finds for Record Store Day
• CMT Will Air CMA Awards on Wednesday
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift on Surviving Awkward Silences
• Kelly Clarkson, Uncle Kracker Offer New Albums
• Jason Isbell Goes Home for Live From Alabama
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood Critiques Nashville
• OFFSTAGE: Rascal Flatts on "Billy Ray Shelton"
• OFFSTAGE: Hunter Hayes Loves His Completely Geeky Bus

11/19/2012

• Thomas Rhett Pours His Heart Out in New Single
• Scott Hendricks Develops Talent Across the Decades
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood Wins the Battle of the Tulle
• OFFSTAGE: Country Stars Accept American Music Awards With Pleasure
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift Sports a New Do
• OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean's Ideal Dinner Party
• HOT DISH: A Darling Named Sarah
• After-Thanksgiving Salad

11/18/2012

• American Music Awards: Country Winners Are Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum

11/17/2012

• Taylor Swift Still Holds Both No. 1 Country Spots

11/16/2012

• Lee Brice Is Having the Best Time of His Life
• Taylor Swift Adds Stadium Dates After Sellouts
• OFFSTAGE: Sexy Country: From Arizona to West Virginia
• OFFSTAGE: Coloring Carrie Underwood's World
• Hunter Hayes, Justin Moore Earn Gold Albums
• OFFSTAGE: Love Nashville? Then Be on Nashville

11/15/2012

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Bobby Bare's Folk Music Revival
• People's Choice Nominations Revealed
• OFFSTAGE: Shania Twain Switches Horses for Vegas
• Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum Tapped as Presenters at American Music Awards
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Says There's Somethin' 'Bout a Dress
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban's Road Trip Soundtrack Spans Almost Four Decades
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood's Guitar Helps End Hunger

11/14/2012

• Keith Urban Announces 2013 Tour Dates
• Emmylou Harris Shelters Dogs, Advocates for Pet Adoption
• Lady Antebellum Headlining Country Thunder Festivals in Arizona and Wisconsin
• OFFSTAGE: Little Big Town Take to Facebook for Q&A
• OFFSTAGE: Are These CMA Awards "Worsts" Really That Bad?
• OFFSTAGE: Hunter Hayes Tells VH1 Why He Plays All the Instruments
• Around the Web: Blake Shelton Will Give the Gift of Laughter

11/13/2012

• Book Excerpt: Willie Nelson's Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
• Billy Dean Brings Energy, Fun to New Album
• Thompson Square Will Publish Novel in 2013
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift Makes "Big" Tour Plans
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift's Favorite Place in the World
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood "Live" in Jackson Hole
• The Civil Wars, Aaron Lewis Lead New Releases
• OFFSTAGE: How Tim McGraw Ended Up on a Ne-Yo Song

11/12/2012

• Aaron Lewis Continues Solo Career With The Road
• George Jones Announces Final Tour Dates
• Taylor Swift Plans New Year's Rockin' Eve, Wins MTV Europe Awards
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood Donates Concert Proceeds to Atlantic City Hurricane Victims
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift Faces X Factor Judges
• Buck Owens, Don Rich Albums Due in January
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley Is Robert Pattinson's Guitar Hero
• OFFSTAGE: Is Taylor Swift America's Next Top Model?
• HOT DISH: The Presidential and CMA Elections Are Now Behind Us
• Chili Con Carne

11/10/2012

• Taylor Swift Still Commands Country Album and Songs Chart

11/09/2012

• Dustin Lynch Takes CMT Insider Behind the Scenes
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Grew Up Revering the Military
• Hee Haw Co-Creator Frank Peppiatt Dies at Age 85
• Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw Win Touring Awards
• OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean: Magazine Guy and Popcorn Lover
• Around the Web: Hear Blake Shelton Duet With Christina Aguilera
• OFFSTAGE: Tim Allen on Sugarland and the J. Geils Band

11/08/2012

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Ray Charles for the Country Music Hall of Fame
• Carrie Underwood Brings CMT Insider Backstage
• Kenny Chesney Plans 2013 Stadium Tour
• OFFSTAGE: Kenny Chesney Tour Includes Travel in VIP Packages
• Miranda Lambert's "Over You" Earns Platinum
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Inspired by Female Singer-Songwriters of the '90s
• Around the Web: Lady Antebellum Kick Off Christmas
• OFFSTAGE: Little Big Town's Style Gets Lucky

11/07/2012

• Ryan Bingham Sees Brighter Days Ahead on Tomorrowland
• Kristen Kelly Introduces Her "Ex-Old Man"
• OFFSTAGE: GQ Says the Men of Country Do It Best
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" Touches Down on TV
• OFFSTAGE: Luke Bryan Makes Out to Lenny Kravitz Song
• OFFSTAGE: Eli Young Band, Will Hoge Talk Nashville Theme

11/06/2012

• The Civil Wars End Tour Due to "Internal Discord"
• Toby Keith: CMT Insider Interview
• OFFSTAGE: Chatting With Nashville's Gunnar Scott and Scarlett O'Connor
• Dottie West Exhibit Opens Friday at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
• OFFSTAGE: Chris Young's Songs Start With a Hook
• Buffy Lawson Offers Music for Mature Women

11/05/2012

• Rascal Flatts, Hayden Panettiere Will Host CMT Artists of the Year Special
• Six New Videos to Premiere During CMT's Big New Music Weekend
• OFFSTAGE: Coveting Carrie Underwood's Dress(es)
• OFFSTAGE: Jake Owen Is Already Ready for Pearl
• Jason Aldean's Night Train Tour Launches Feb. 21 in Louisiana
• Ray Price Confirms Cancer Diagnosis
• Big & Rich to Receive CRS Artist Humanitarian Award
• "Statue of a Fool" Composer Jan Crutchfield Dead at 74
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift: The Cosmo Quiz
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood Weighs In on Country Music's Rise
• HOT DISH: Nashville's Thoughts Are With Victims of Hurricane Sandy
• Chocolate Cherry Bars

11/03/2012

• Taylor Swift Is Really Something in Red as Album Saturates the Charts
• Blake Shelton Banters Backstage at CMA Awards

11/02/2012

• CMA Awards Backstage: Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and More
• Miranda Lambert Wants More Women in Country Music
• Reba McEntire Returns to TV on Malibu Country
• OFFSTAGE: Before Little Big Town Won, They Cranked Bruno Mars
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton Parallels Keith Urban's Past CMA Wins
• OFFSTAGE: Hunter Hayes: The Before, During and After of a CMA Winner
• CMT Insider Producers Earn CMA Media Achievement Award
• Around the Web: Jake Owen Names His Baby Girl
• CMT Blog: Zac Brown Joins Applebee's in Honoring Military

11/01/2012

• CMA Awards: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Are Top Winners
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Willie Nelson Remembers
• OFFSTAGE: Backstage at the CMA Awards With Keith Urban and Faith Hill
• George Jones Cancels Weekend Concerts
• Early CMA Awards Go to Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith
• Around the Web: EW Predicts CMA Awards
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Previews New Music in Nashville
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert on Milk, Froot Loops and Special K